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Drawing, Cliffs and Pinnacles, Petra, Jordan, February 20-22, 1868

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February 20-22, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Louis P. Church. It is credited Gift of Louis P. Church.

Its dimensions are

17.7 × 24.8 cm (6 15/16 × 9 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper right: Brown / & grey rocks / 2 - grey masses / on gold brown color / 2 / 2; in graphite, center: silver / grey; in graphite, lower right: North / [arrow pointing up]; in graphite, verso center left: Petra

Cite this object as

Drawing, Cliffs and Pinnacles, Petra, Jordan, February 20-22, 1868; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite; 17.7 × 24.8 cm (6 15/16 × 9 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-668

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